Audi releases acceleartion figures for the new facelifted R8 with dual clutch and manual transmission for the V8 and V10

Audi releases acceleartion figures for the new facelifted R8 with dual clutch and manual transmission for the V8 and V10

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Audi releases acceleartion figures for the new facelifted R8 with dual clutch and manual transmission for the V8 and V10

Compare these dual clutch figures to the old S-Tronic sequential manual figures of 4.5 seconds for the V8 and 3.8 for the V10. Audi states the dual clutch improved acceleration to 60 by 2/10's of a second which is definitely significant. A manual is still offered and roughly 30% of R8's are ordered with the manual.

These are Audi estimated figures so we will all have to wait and see what independent testers get but it is likely that they will exceed the normally conservative Audi numbers. Horsepower output remains unchanged.

The V8 R8 does not suck, it's a pretty fantastic car with a really great exhaust note. I did a rally earlier this year and one of the other cars was an R8 V8 with the manual transmission. We did some, uh, straight line testing and my 6MT 135i (fully stock) was dead even with it so yes it is kinda slow but it's still a ridiculously awesome car. The owner said it's actually his daily car! Pretty cool guy.

The R Tronic sequential manual gearbox was really the weak link in the car so it's great they finally get it the dual clutch transmission it deserves, I can't believe it took them this long to do it!